Education

Degree

Major

Institution

MS

Nursing Administration

Wright State University

MS

Mental Health Counseling in Social Agencies

The University of Dayton

BSN

Nursing

The Ohio State University

Licensures and Certifications

R.N. Licensure
Licensed Professional Counselor
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (APN)
Prescriptive Authority

Professional Experience

2004-present Clinical Assistant Professor, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2003-present Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with Prescriptive Authority, In private practice, Centerville, OH

2000-2004 Clinical Manager, The Psychiatric Center, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH

1998-present Consultation-Liaison Clinical Nurse Specialist, Miami Valley

1996-1998 Nurse Psychotherapist at South Community Behavioral Healthcare.

1991-1998 Nurse Therapist in private practice, Dayton, Ohio.

1993-Present Nursing Instructor, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

1993-1998 Medical Staff Affiliate status for privileges to make patient rounds at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1987-Present Relief Partial Hospitalization Therapist, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1990-Present Relief Consultation-Liasion Nurse Clinician, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1991-1992 Program Director, Partial Hospitalization Program, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1989-1991 Nurse Therapist, Turning Point Chemical Dependency Program, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1985-1987 Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Psychiatry, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1975-1985 Primary Nurse, Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.

1975-1976 Primary Nurse, Franciscan Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.

Awards and Honors

Recognition among peers for clinical excellence, Wright State University.

Recognition among peers for nursing excellence-professionalism, Kettering Medical
Center.

Recognition among peers for nursing excellence-research, Miami Valley Hospital.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

Professional Research

A Description of Attributional Formulations, Health Locus of Control, and Levels of Hope in Individuals Who Experience Panic Disorders.

Validation of a New Nursing Diagnosis: Dysfunctional Interpersonal Patterns Part I

The Effect of Relaxation Group on Blood Pressures, Pulses, and Anxiety Levels of Mental Health Inpatients.

Patients' and Primary Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Program Components on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit.

The Impact of Peer Review on RN Documentation of the Nursing Process.

Educational Presentations

Stress management, caring for suicidal patients on nonpsychiatric units, suicide assessment, communication, seasonal affective disorder, research, self esteem, chemical dependency, care of the difficult patient on nonpsychiatric units, compliance issues, and solution-focused brief therapy. Appeared in Ohio Nurses’ Review after lecturing on "The Changing Face of Mental Health Services: Where Have All the Services Gone?"

Educational Practicum

Counselor at Womanline Counseling Center, Dayton, Ohio.

Counselor with the homeless at St. Vincent Hotel, Dayton, Ohio.

Therapist with borderline personality disorders, Dayton, Ohio.

Administrative practicum at Franciscan Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio.